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Massachusetts Pharmacy Tech license test/Questions and Answers
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Inventory - -a list of goods or items that a business uses in its normal
operations. Pharmacies generally develop an inventory of medications based
on what they expect to need. rarely used meds might not be kept in
inventory but instead ordered as needed
- Perpetual Inventory System - -a system that maintains a continuous
record of every item in inventory so that it always shows the current amount
of stock on hand
- Point of Sale (POS) system - -an inventory system in which the item is
deducted from inventory as it is sold or dispensed
- Drug storage and monitoring - -- all prescription drugs shall be stored at
appropriate temperatures/conditions in accordance with the labeling of such
drugs, or with requirements in the current edition of an official compendium,
such as the US Pharamcopeia/ National formulary (USP/NF)
- if no storage requirements are established for a prescription drug, the drug
may be held at "controlled" room temp to help insure that its identity,
strength, quality, and purity are not adversely affected.
- ex: topicals are kept at room temp while insulin must be kept in the fridge
- appropriate manual or electronic temp and humidity recording equipment,
devices, and or logs shall be utilized to document proper storage of
prescription drugs. Drugs should organized to allow for proper air flow. food
and beverages are not allowed to be stored in drug fridges or freezers
- Inventory Frequency - -Pharmacies are required to complete an inventory
of controlled substances bi-annually (every 2 years). Pharmacists must
complete a perpetual inventory count on all CII prescription drugs every 10
days.
- inventory returns - -Pharmacy inventory may be returned to the drug
manufacturer for damaged medications, drug recalls, and expired
medications
- record keeping - -every pharmacy must maintain complete and accurate
records on a current basis for each controlled substance purchased,
received, distributed and dispensed, or otherwise disposed of
, - these records must be maintained for 2 years per federal law
- Hard copy scripts must be filed in 3 separate files dependent on which
schedule of medication the script is written for: - -1. Schedule II (narcotic)
records
2. Schedule III to V (controlled substance) records
3. Schedule VI (non-controlled) records
- Recall - -the action taken to remove a drug from the market to prevent it
from being dispensed to customers on that drug and have it returned by the
pharmacy to the manufacturer.
- Injunction - -a court order preventing a specific action, such as the
distribution of a potentially dangerous drug
- adverse effect - -an unintended side effect of a medication that is negative
or in some way injurious to a patient's health
- types of recalls - -recalls are, with a few exceptions, voluntary on the part
of the manufacturer. The FDA may also issue a recall. Once the fDA requests
that a manufacturer recall a drug, the pressure to do so is substantial
- Class 1 recall - -- most severe
- where there is a strong likelihood that the product will cause serious
adverse health effects or death
- class 2 recall - -where a product may cause temporary but reversible
adverse affects, or which there is little likelihood of serious adverse affects
- class III recall - -where a product is not likely to cause adverse effects
- recall procedure - -when a manufacturer recalls a product they will contact
their customers with the following info:
- the product name, size, lot number, code or serial number, and any other
important identifying info
- the lot number is what we use in the pharmacy to verify we are pulling the
recalled product off the shelf
- reason for the recall and the hazard involved
- instructions on what to do with the product beginning with ceasing
distribution
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